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Alexandra
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#1
“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
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George R.R. Martin,
A Game of Thrones
tags:
books
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mind
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#2
“Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.”
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J.K. Rowling
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books
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“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”
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C.S. Lewis
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age
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#4
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
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Robert Frost
tags:
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#5
“It's pain that changes our lives.”
―
Steve Martin,
Shopgirl
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#6
“Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.”
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Steve Martin
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writing
488 likes
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#7
“I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.”
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steve martin
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sex
911 likes
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#8
“I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.”
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Steve Martin
tags:
humor
1527 likes
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#9
“Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.”
―
Steve Martin
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humor
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words
2823 likes
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#10
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
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Steve Martin
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simile
34624 likes
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#11
“I saw the movie, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and was surprised because I didn't see any tigers or dragons. And then I realized why: they're crouching and hidden.”
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Steve Martin
486 likes
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#12
“Boy, those French! They have a different word for everything.”
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Steve Martin
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french
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humor
481 likes
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#13
“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.”
―
Steve Martin
471 likes
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#14
“You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.”
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Steve Martin
tags:
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humor
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sex
397 likes
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#15
“I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.”
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steve martin
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art
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humor
398 likes
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#16
“Be so good they can't ignore you.”
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Steve Martin
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